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[Tunescribe]

Just heard that the Bills are staying in Providence (as visiting teams do) and they have been told to shelter in place due to the awful Brown University shooting incident. I don’t think it will have any impact on anything, but it’s a sad, interesting thing to hear.

I hope no one here is affected by it. My dad lives a mile away and like most people, is just hunkering down.

I doubt anyone with the Prairie Cows entourage would have reason to leave their hotel, regardless. Hopefully the bastard is apprehended soon.

Edit: @Patjew -- don't the Patriots also stay at a Providence hotel before home games?

 

[Zuma]

 

[TommyD4207]

Diggs is going to remind them about Trading him away.

Diggs is going to play the most snaps he has all season in this one, I'm sure of it.

 

[PatsFan2]

Diggs is going to play the most snaps he has all season in this one, I'm sure of it.

I see a Big Game for H Henry too he's having quite a year.

 

[n1997y]

Diggs is going to play the most snaps he has all season in this one, I'm sure of it.

I see a Big Game for H Henry too he's having quite a year.

Don’t sleep on our other Bills alumnus. I expect Mack Hollins to also have a good game.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Even IF Benford is there, we will target him.
This isn't a weak team, we have multiple players that can get it done.
That BS INT WAS ALL ON Burritos, he was a CHUMP.
I Don't expect Drake to do the same.
Fk Benford, he's going to get played.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

We're going to win, because we are are better TEAM.
Y'ALL can play all the bullshtt You want.
We are BETTER than them.
That's it.
TY For your Talk.

G

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

TY For your Talk.

You are welcome.

 

[Uptown]

 

[raduray]

Forecast now calls for light snow throughout the game.

 

[Patjew]

I doubt anyone with the Prairie Cows entourage would have reason to leave their hotel, regardless. Hopefully the bastard is apprehended soon.

Edit: @Patjew -- don't the Patriots also stay at a Providence hotel before home games?

I think they stay at Patriot Place. That’s what I’ve heard, anyway, and it makes a lot of sense, logistically.

 

[Mike the Brit]

A question, please.

I've been ... somewhat mobile in the last couple of weeks, so I couldn't watch more than a few plays from the Cincinnati-Buffalo game.

I've generally taken the view that I don't hate the Bills that much, although I really dislike their coach, who is clearly a piece of asswipe, screaming at referees even when calls against him are obviously justified. But in the last couple of weeks, I've come to extend that. First, someone kindly posted a video of Josh Allen pantomiming and swan-diving whenever a defender so much as breathed hard close by. And then I've always been struck by how often the Bills defense lines up offsides and/or jumps the snap. The first Pats-Bills game seemed to me to be pretty well refereed, but I wasn't surprised to hear the Bills and their fans whining about calls against them that aren't usually given (especially not at their stadium).

Last Sunday, from the few plays I saw, there was something similar: a completely undeserved DPI against the Bengals where all the defender was doing was fending off contact initiated by the Buffalo player (Greg Olsen said: "Those are always going to go against the defender" -- not so, surely). Then there was a pass breakup against Kincaid over the middle where he started throwing phantom flags, although the breakup was completely legitimate: the safety went for the ball, got to it, and in doing so disrupted Mr Kincaid sitting down waiting for it. That is the way football is supposed to be -- or so I thought! Finally, I noticed that a Bengals cornerback was being held by a Bills receiver on the long scramble for a touchdown by Allen, but there was no flag.

So here's my question? Is it just me, or have the Bills and their fans become infected by Sean-McDermott-disease? And is that affecting the refereeing?

 

[Triumph]

 

[denverpatsfan]

My nephew attends Brown. He is OK.
Sounds like they got the scumbag who did this. My heart breaks for those lost.

 

[jdlboot14]

I really hope Spillane is okay. But, if his ankle is bad, I don't want him out there just trying to gut it out, because being limited in reaction and cutting will hurt us. I think Tavai, Elliss & Gibbens can hold it down - with the latter 2 being best to spy Allen and keep him from gaining 20yd scrambles. (maybe more Mapu too). With Cook & Allen the threats - the faster LB's are probably the way to go anyway. And we have Tonga back to plug the middle.
Not really worried about the WR's, but Kincaid & Knox could eat us up if we don't have a solid plan. We need a huge game from Woodson & Hawkins today.

 

[Uptown]

 

[TommyD4207]

Bills run basically 5 run plays, and really mostly two, inside zone left, duo right.
It makes their blocking assignments super-easy, that's for sure.

They embarrassed the Steelers with that Duo Right play. I think they ran it north of 25 times.

 

[Rob0729]

If Benford is out (which looks to be the case), that is a huge blow to the Bills. He is arguably their best player on defense. He did a great job shadowing Ja'Marr Chase last week and obviously had a pick six.

Obviously, the Bills had problems with Diggs last time. I don't think they would have put him in the slot all the time to shadow Diggs because he isn't a slot CB. But they could have left him alone on Boutte to allow the Bills to put more effort defending Diggs. Now if they put a lot of effort to shut down Diggs, Boutte could have a big game.

Also, the Bills elevated a DE from the practice squad. So there could be a chance that Bosa is out too. Bosa isn't as much of a loss though.

 

[TommyD4207]

If Benford is out (which looks to be the case), that is a huge blow to the Bills. He is arguably their best player on defense. He did a great job shadowing Ja'Marr Chase last week and obviously had a pick six.

Obviously, the Bills had problems with Diggs last time. I don't think they would have put him in the slot all the time to shadow Diggs because he isn't a slot CB. But they could have left him alone on Boutte to allow the Bills to put more effort defending Diggs. Now if they put a lot of effort to shut down Diggs, Boutte could have a big game.

Also, the Bills elevated a DE from the practice squad. So there could be a chance that Bosa is out too. Bosa isn't as much of a loss though.

Mack Hollins might have another pretty big game himself. Especially since he'll be in there on run plays too. Corners have been having a tough time with him this year for some reason.